In Rust Belt, manufacturers add jobs, but factory pay isn’t what it used to be
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 18th, 2011 4:35 am by HL
In Rust Belt, manufacturers add jobs, but factory pay isn’t what it used to be
More than 1,000 applicants began lining up this week outside a former Hoover vacuum plant here in the hopes of joining a surprising trend in this part of the nation’s manufacturing heartland: new jobs.
Come June, the plant will be churning out EdenPure space heaters, vacuums, air purifiers and other small appliances once made in China. The turnabout for this factory and scores of others across the long-suffering Rust Belt offers vivid evidence of a budding revival in American manufacturing that has been a key driver of the economic recovery.
CIA flew stealth drones into Pakistan to monitor bin Laden house
The CIA employed sophisticated new stealth drone aircraft to fly dozens of secret missions deep into Pakistani airspace and monitor the compound where Osama bin Laden was killed, current and former U.S. officials said.
Using unmanned planes designed to evade radar detection and operate at high altitudes, the agency conducted clandestine flights over the compound for months before the May 2 assault in an effort to capture high-resolution video that satellites could not provide.
The aircraft allowed the CIA to glide undetected beyond the boundaries that Pakistan has long imposed on other U.S. drones, including the Predators and Reapers that routinely carry out strikes against militants near the border with Afghanistan.
Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) will run against Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) next year, he announced today.
“I am today announcing my candidacy for the United States Senate because of my deep concern about the condition of our economy, the debt, and excessive federal spending,” Akin told supporters in the St. Louis suburb of Creve Coeur. “I am deeply grateful for the support and encouragement I have received from fellow Missourians who share my convictions.”
Akin was elected to the House in 2000, representing the suburban St. Louis 2nd district. The seat was previously held by then-Rep. Jim Talent, who left Congress for an unsuccessful gubernatorial run. Before he entered Congress, Akin served six terms in the Missouri state House of Representatives. He is known as one of the most conservative members of the House.
